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Measure
A measuring instrument reproducing and (or) storing one or more points of a measurement scale.
Note. The concept of "measure" applies to scales describing both quantitative properties (quantities - "measure of quantity") and qualitative properties, for example, "measure of color" - a standardized sample of color
Source: "MEASUREMENT SCALES. BASIC PROVISIONS. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS. RECOMMENDATION. MI 2365-96"
(approved by Gosstandart of the Russian Federation)